Suspect: Victim in York homicide didn't fight

Edward Leon Green did not fight back when confronted by two men during a Nov. 6 robbery, yet one of the men shot Green repeatedly, took his car, drove it a short distance and lit it on fire, according to charging documents.

Malcolm M. Bull, 18, told police he and Shamar A. McCowin, 23, planned to rob Green with a small revolver Bull had given McCowin earlier that day, documents state.

But when McCowin opened the passenger side door to Green's car, McCowin "shot several times at the man in the car," charging documents state.

"Bull saw the man in the car get out of the driver's side, yell and run as McCowin fired several more times at him," charging documents state.

Bull, of the 600 block of North Hartley Street, York, spoke with police Friday at York County Prison, three days after his arrest on an attempted homicide charge in the Nov. 5 shooting of Ronald Rhoades in York, documents state.

Police are still looking for McCowin, of the 200 block of South Penn Street in York.

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Detectives spoke with witnesses who said that in the early morning of Nov. 6, about 10 to 15 minutes before hearing gunshots, they heard Green pull into a parking lot behind the homes in the 400 block of West Princess Street. Loud music was coming from Green's car, they said.

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The witnesses said Green, 46, would sleep in his car in the parking lot, and then use their home to shower and eat, documents state.

Hearing gunshots, the witnesses looked out their window and saw two males in dark clothing "running and firing gunshots at Edward Green's car," documents state.

At first, Green was inside his car as the shot were being fired, then he got out and yelled "Yo! Yo! Yo!!" and ran toward the rear of a nearby home.

The witness saw one of the suspects shoot at Green three more times as Green tried to run away. The shooter then got into the driver's side of the car and drove off, documents state.

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After McCowin stopped firing at Green and took the wheel of the Toyota, Bull got into the car's front passenger side, documents state.

They drove east on Hope Avenue, then south on Mill Avenue. McCowin stopped the car at the back of a home in the 400 block of West College Avenue, documents state.

"Bull stated that once parked, Shamar McCowin lit some papers on fire inside the car to set the car on fire," documents state.

Bull said he and McCowin then ran through a nearby breezeway and jumped over a metal gate to get to West College Avenue, according to court documents.

"Bull stated that he thought it was just going to be a Robbery (sic) and that the man in the car didn't fight them or anything," documents state.

To help

Anyone with information is asked to call York City Police at 717-846-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 717-755-TIPS. A cash reward may be offered for information leading to the arrest of Shamar A. McCowin, 23, 200 block of South Penn Street, York, police said.